Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump

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The men's triple jump was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. There were 7 competitors in the triple jump, then known as the "hop, skip, and jump" despite the wide range of techniques used by the competitors. The event was held on 6 April, immediately after the first heats of the 100 metre race. Since there was only one round of the triple jump, the winner was crowned as the first modern Olympic champion.

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
James Connolly United States	Alexandre Tuffèri France	Ioannis Persakis Greece

[edit] Results

James B. Connolly won the triple jump and became the first Olympic Champion since the 4th century AD

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance
1	James Connolly	United States	13.71 metres
2	Alexandre Tuffèri	France	12.70 metres
3	Ioannis Persakis	Greece	12.52 metres
4	Alojz Sokol	Hungary	11.26 metres
5	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Unknown
6-7	Fritz Hoffmann	Germany	Unknown
	Khristos Zoumis	Greece	Unknown

[edit] References

• Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck.  (Digitally available at AAFLA.org)
• Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9.  (Excerpt available at AAFLA.org)
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.